CVE-2005-3177

Published Oct 6, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
CHKDSK in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, when running in fix mode, does not properly handle security descriptors if the master file table contains a large number of files or if the descriptors do not satisfy certain NTFS conventions, which could cause ACLs for some files to be reverted to less secure defaults, or cause security descriptors to be removed.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-3176 CHKDSK in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, when running in fix mode, does not properly handle security descriptors if the master file table contains a large number of files or if the descriptors do not satisfy certain NTFS conventions, which could cause ACLs for some files to be reverted to less secure defaults, or cause security descriptors to be removed.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:03 PM
Reserved
Oct 6, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 6, 2005, 10:02 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:16 PM